| INFOhio
inquired of the State Library about this possibility and received the
following reply from Missy Lodge.
The LSTA Advisory Council defines migration
as moving from one version of
software to another version of the software. Migration may or may not
include upgrades to equipment depending upon the vendor.
Migration proposals have been submitted
previously in either the Minigrant
or Full Grant round
under the category of Resource Sharing. The
Advisory Council has determined that these types of proposals
will no longer be accepted.
LSTA grants provide seed money for initial project startup costs and are
not intended to cover ongoing operational expenses related to library
automation.
However, moving
from a standalone system, such as Winnebago or
Follett, to a consortium
such as INFOhio will still be allowable. Those libraries fall
into the Automation Grant
round. Standalone systems are viewed as under-automated
libraries who wish to join an automated library consortium.
In addition, the State Library is aware that
INFOhio's recommended Workstation requirements, as provided by Sirsi,
exceed the current Schoolnet recommendations. Sirsi's
specifications are based on software requirements needed to run upcoming
versions of the WorkFlows staff client effectively and efficiently.
(Posted: February
11, 2003) |
